Iran welcomes normalization of Armenia-Turkey relations

Tehran welcomes normalization of relations between neighboring countries Armenia and Turkey and supports the efforts in this direction, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said.

According to the diplomat, the region is tired of broken relations and negative attitudes. On this basis, it is now necessary to promote a positive agenda, ISNA agency reported.

As of January 14, special representatives of Armenia and Turkey had their first meeting in Moscow. Yerevan represented deputy parliament speaker Ruben Rubinyan, while Ankara represented former U.S. ambassador Serdar Kilic.

The parties described the talks as constructive and positive, promising to coordinate the venue and dates of the new contacts.